Global Music Production and Distribution: Market Research Report

Date Published: January 2017

Overview

The global economy presents its own set of opportunities and threats for businesses in a range of industries. IBISWorld’s Global Music Production and Distribution global market research report provides the latest industry statistics and industry trends, allowing you to identify the products and customers driving revenue growth and profitability. The industry report identifies the leading companies globally and offers strategic industry analysis of the key factors influencing the market.

Industry Threats & Opportunities

The music industry landscape has transitioned from physical to digital, but industry firms have not fully adapted

As copyright becomes less relevant and free music more common, music is being devalued

Industry Analysis & Industry Trends

Revenue in the Global Music Production and Distribution industry fell over the five years to 2017 because many of the industry's largest companies have failed to leverage a crop of potential new revenue streams to compensate for the extreme drop in physical album sales over the past five years. Unfortunately, over the five years to 2022, industry revenue is expected to continue contracting. Music companies' performance over this period hinges on their ability to embrace new technology...

Industry Products

Digital sales

In 2016, revenue generated from digital music officially surpassed total revenue generated from physical music in all its various forms. Sales of digital albums and singles have gradually declined over the past five years, but streaming music services that offer unlimited music for users who pay a monthly fee have become the most dominant form of music consumption today. Digital downloads had initially provided extra revenue for record labels throughout the 2000s, and these labels also benefited from the elimination of manufacturing and distribution costs that otherwise would have been necessary to imprint and ship physical albums throughout the world. How..

Additional Insights for the
Global Music Production and Distribution
Industry

IBISWorld identifies 250 Key Success Factors for a business.The most important for the Global Music Production and Distribution Industry are

Access to the latest available and most efficient technology and techniques

Having a high profile in the market

Attractive product presentation

IBISWorld analysts also discuss how external factors such as Global internet usage and Global number of mobile telephone subscriptions in the Global Music Production and Distribution industry impact industry performance..

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Industry Products

What is the
Global Music Production and Distribution
Industry?

Operators in this industry sign musicians and artists to recording contracts, allocate budgets for artists' recordings, produce and master artists' work, distribute artists' music to retail and promote the artists' work through various advertising campaigns. This industry also includes music publishing activities, which involves the leasing of music as intellectual property for use beyond live performance such as in promotional material and other forms of media.

Includes the necessary information to perform SWOT, PEST and STEER analysis.

Helps you understand market dynamics to give you a deeper understanding of industry competition and the supply chain.

Analyses key performance and operational metrics so that you can benchmark against your own business, that of your customers’ businesses, or your competitors’ businesses.

The Global Music Production and Distribution market research report includes:

Historical data and analysis for the key drivers of this industry

A five-year forecast of the market and noted trends

Detailed research and segmentation for the main products and markets

An assessment of the competitive landscape and market shares for major companies

And of course, much more

IBISWorld reports on thousands of industries around the world. Our clients rely on our information and data to stay up-to-date on industry trends across all industries. With this IBISWorld Industry Research Report on Global Music Production and Distribution, you can expect thoroughly researched, reliable and current information that will help you to make faster, better business decisions.